{"product_id":"samsung-870-evo-sata-iii-2-5-inch-internal-ssd","title":"Samsung 870 EVO SATA III 2.5-Inch Internal SSD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Samsung 870 EVO is what happens when a mature interface gets pushed to its ceiling. SATA III tops out at 6Gb\/s, and this drive sits right at that limit with sequential read speeds up to 560MB\/s and writes up to 530MB\/s. There is no headroom left in the standard, which is precisely the point — buyers choosing SATA in an era of NVMe are doing so for compatibility, not raw throughput, and the 870 EVO delivers the maximum the connection allows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEndurance is the other half of the story. Samsung rates the 870 EVO at up to 2,400 terabytes written, a figure aimed at workloads well beyond email and spreadsheets — the company specifically cites 8K video processing as a target use case. A larger variable buffer accelerates write operations and, according to Samsung, helps the drive maintain performance over extended transfers rather than collapsing once a cache fills. Hardware encryption is built in as well, covering Class 0 AES 256, TCG\/Opal v2.0 and Microsoft eDrive via IEEE1667.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompatibility is where this 2TB model earns its keep. Samsung states the 870 EVO has been tested against major chipsets, motherboards, NAS units and video recording devices, and the drive falls back gracefully to SATA 3Gb\/s and SATA 1.5Gb\/s interfaces. That makes it a sensible choice for older desktops and laptops with no M.2 slot, for network-attached storage bays, and for surveillance or capture systems where a drive simply needs to work. The 2.5-inch form factor remains the most universally accepted shape in storage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samsung","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53703751336243,"sku":null,"price":399.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7526\/5843\/files\/41z87aZ5mzL._SL500.jpg?v=1784840094","url":"https:\/\/studio-supplies.com\/products\/samsung-870-evo-sata-iii-2-5-inch-internal-ssd","provider":"Studio Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}